Weekly Serpie round-up
Congratulations to the Serpies who took part in the ERRA National Road Relays on Saturday 14 April in Sutton Park (Birmingham). We recorded some of our best ever results. Read on for the week's news.
ERRA National Road Relays
In the women’s event (6 per team, with two long legs and four short legs), our team came 16th. Marta Bagnati ran our fastest ever long leg (31:36) and Helen Gray ran our fastest ever short leg (17:53) (also the 8th fastest on the day).
In the men’s event (12 per team, alternating between a short and long leg), our A team came 9th, our best ever result, in a total time of 4:27:07, which again was our best ever time. Chris Wright ran our fastest ever long leg (26:33) and Tony Payne ran our fastest ever short leg (15:35) (also the 7th fastest on the day).
Our B team also recorded a top 40 place for the first time, finishing in 37th position. Whilst all our runners did well, particularly worth noting that Andy Reeves, Jon Moscrop and Phil Whitehouse all took part in what is always a highly competitive event less than a week after running a marathon (Manchester for Andy and Phil, Rotterdam for Jon).
Many thanks to all those who took part, but particularly to team captains Laura Carmichael, Tash Sheel, Dani de Palol and Phil Whitehouse. (Report: Tom Poynton with input from Ian Hodge and team captains; photo: Ahlem Ben Gueblia)
Brighton Marathon
Congratulations to Sam Ludlow Taylor who ran a new PB of 3:02:44 at the Brighton Marathon (10th woman), a mere 9 months after giving birth. (At the time of writing, full results weren't available, hence the brevity of the 'report'.)
Boston Marathon
Well done to all Serpies who competed at the 102th Boston Marathon in wet, windy and cold conditions (watch the BBC coverage if you want proof of just how tough the conditions were). The red and yellow contingent were led home by David Mohring, who finished in 2:48:58, followed by Sarah Dudgeon in 3:00:28 (just 24 seconds off her PB!) and Dean Morley in 3:00:53.
Marathon des Sables
Congratulations to Clare Darley and Michael Salisbury who both successfully completed the 33rd Marathon Des Sables, a gruelling 6-day, 251 km ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert. Watch this space for Clare's full report! (Photo: Clare Darley)
Looking ahead
If you missed it, David Chalfen wrote a great preview of our men's team's medal prospects at the VLM this weekend. A special mention goes to John Hudspith who will be making it 30 London Marathons in a row on Sunday, having only missed the first 8 races. Best of luck to all you Serpies racing, may the wind be behind you!
Parkrun results for 14 April 2018 (70 runners)
If you are looking to join some Serpie celebrations this coming parkrun day, then join us at Fulham Palace parkrun (with Alex Jeffreys as Run Director) for Milan Misak's 250th run or Burgess parkrun for the start of James Gillanders's birthday shenanigans.
Top 5 by time and age-graded performance
| Name | Event | Time | Gender # | Name | Event | Time | Gender # | Name | Age-graded | ||
| Benjamin Parkes | Dulwich | 16:16 | 4 | Victoria Basquill | Greenwich | 19:46 | 1 | David Pitt | 86.36% | ||
| Johnny Boylan | Burgess | 17:13 | 3 | Zoe Birchenough | Bushy | 21:00 | 8 | Kevin Murray | 85.15% | ||
| Lee Wilkinson | Burgess | 17:21 | 5 | Lavinia Singer | Hampstead Heath | 21:25 | 1 | Jacqueline Millett | 82.50% | ||
| Ian Cook | Mile End | 17:50 | 6 | Laura Renshaw | Great Dunmow | 23:08 | 1 | Victoria Basquill | 81.11% | ||
| Alistair Watson | Clapham Common | 18:26 | 12 | Tatiana McIntosh | Richmond | 23:30 | 13 | Benjamin Parkes | 80.64% |
Podium Finishers
1st: Victoria Basquill (Greenwich) - 19:46, Lavinia Singer (Hampstead Heath) - 21:25, Laura Renshaw (Great Dunmow) - 23:08
3rd: Johnny Boylan (Burgess) - 17:13, Tim Hazell (Osterley) - 20:09, Catharine Sowerby (Wormwood Scrubs) - 26:52
Milestones
Sarah Newton - 50th parkrun, celebrated at Hackney Marshes. Val Metcalf - 150th parkrun, celebrated at Hampstead Heath.
Busiest parkruns (3+ Serpies)
Fulham Palace (11), Bushy (4), Richmond (4), Burgess (3), Clapham Common (3), Dulwich (3), Hampstead Heath (3), Highbury Fields (3)
Full consolidated Serpentine results. Can't see yours? Updating your parkrun profile with Serpentine RC as your club should do the trick. (Results: Alex Jeffreys)
Get involved
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With thanks to everyone who contributed to this week's round-up!
Eda Korkmaz
communications@serpentine.org.uk
Submitted: 17 April 2018